Below are the directed electives available for BIMS majors by semester.
Please be aware that this list is subject to change at any time.
Below is a historic list of ALL the classes that have been offered as a BIMS Directed Elective. This list is to be used as a reference, this does not mean they are currently offered.
For a current BDE offering list by semester, see the PDF links above.
Updates:
- VTPP 207 is cancelled for Fall 2025, removed from BDE list above.
- BIOL 401, BIOL 402, and BIOL 403 were removed as these writing courses were just temporary placeholders until we got enough faculty for VIBS 310, VIBS 311, and VIBS 312 (coming soon)
BIMS Directed Electives Approved List (by department)
ANIMAL SCIENCE (ANSC)
(course descriptions with prerequisites)
ANSC 107: General Animal Science | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: No restrictions | Availability: Fall, Spring, Summer | Prerequisites: None
ANSC 108: General Animal Science Laboratory | Credits: 1 credit hours | Lab Requirement: 2 Lab Hours | Class Specification: No restrictions | Availability: Fall, Spring, Summer | Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in ANSC 107
ANSC 210: Companion Animal Science | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: No restrictions | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: None
ANSC/NUTR 303: Animal Nutrition | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U3 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: CHEM 119 and a grade of C or better in ANSC 113, or CHEM 222, CHEM 227 or CHEM 257; junior classification or approval of instructor.
ANSC 318: Animal Feeds and Feeding | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U3 | Availability: Fall, Spring, Summer | Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in ANSC 111, ANSC 113, and ANSC 303; junior classification or approval of instructor
ANSC 320 Animal Nutrition and Feeding | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in ANSC 111, ANSC 113, and ANSC 303; junior classification or approval of instructor
ANSC/FSTC 326: Food Bacteriology | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: Junior or senior classification or approval of instructor. Cross-listed with FSTC 326.
ANSC 327/FSTC 327: Food Bacteriology Lab | Credits: 1 credit hours | Lab Requirement: 3 lab hours | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Spring | Prerequisites: Junior or senior classification or approval of instructor. Cross-listed with FSTC 327.
ANTHROPOLOGY (ANTH)
(course descriptions with prerequisites)
ANTH 435: Medical Anthropology | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall/Spring on odd years | Prerequisites: Junior or senior classification or approval of instructor.
BIOCHEMISTRY (BICH)
(course descriptions with prerequisites)
BICH 411: Comprehensive Biochemistry II | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: 1 Lab Hour | Class Specification: None | Availability: Fall/Spring/Summer | Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in BICH 410;
BICH 412: Biochemistry Laboratory I | Credits: 1 credit hour | Lab Requirement: 3 Lab Hours | Class Specification: None | Availability: Fall/Spring/Summer | Prerequisites: BICH 410 or registration therein.
BICH 414: Biochemical Techniques I | Credits: 2 credit hours | Lab Requirement: 6 Lab Hours | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Spring | Prerequisites: BICH 440, BICH 409, or BICH 410; major in biochemistry, genetics, microbiology, and molecular and cell biology.
BICH/GENE 431: Molecular Genetics | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: None | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: BICH 409, BICH 410, or BICH 440; GENE 301, GENE 302, GENE 303, GENE 320 or BIMS 320. Cross-listed with GENE 431.
BICH 432/GENE 432 Laboratory in Molecular Genetics | Credits: 2 credit hours | Lab Requirement: 6 Lab Hours | Class Specification: None | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: GENE 301, GENE 302, GENE 303, BIMS 320/GENE 320 or GENE 320/BIMS 320; BICH 431/GENE 431 or GENE 431/BICH 431. Cross-listed with GENE 432/BICH 432.
BIOLOGY (BIOL)
(course descriptions with prerequisites)
BIOL 213: Molecular Cell Biology | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U1/U2 | Availability: Fall, Spring, Summer | Prerequisites: : BIOL 112 and CHEM 120 (MUST contact BIOL department for any necessary override)
BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES (BIMS)
(course descriptions with prerequisites)
BIMS 110: One Health in Action | Credits: 1 credit hour | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U1/U2 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: None
BIMS 125: Animals in Society | Credits: 1 credit hour | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U1/U2 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: None
BIMS 201 Introduction to Phenotypic Expression in the Context of Human Medicine | Credits: 2 credit hour | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U1/U2 | Availability: TBD | Prerequisites: None
BIMS 250: Professionalism, Skill Development, Career Exploration, and Ethical Conduct in BIMS | Credits: 1 Credit Hour | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: None | Availability: TBD | Prerequisites: None
***For Catalogs prior to 2025
BIMS 289: Special Topics in . . . | Credits: 1 to 4 credit hours | Lab Requirement: Varies | Class Specification: No restrictions | Availability: Not always scheduled | Prerequisites: TBD
BIMS 291: Research | Credits: 1 to 4 credit hours | Lab Requirement: Varies | Class Specification: U1/U2 | Availability: Fall, Spring, Summer | Prerequisites: Approval form required before registration
BIMS 303: Research Methodologies and Experimental Design in Biomedical Sciences | Credits: 3 Credit Hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: None | Availability: TBD | Prerequisites: CHEM 257 w/Min Grade C
***For Catalogs prior to 2025
BIMS 380: Equine-Assisted Activities and Therapies: Best Practices | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall/Spring | Prerequisites: None
BIMS 405/GENE 405 Mammalian Genetics | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Spring | Prerequisites: GENE 301, BIMS 320/GENE 320 or GENE 320/BIMS 320. Cross Listing: GENE 405/BIMS 405.
BIMS 421/GENE 421: Advanced Human Genetics | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Spring | Prerequisites: GENE 302; BICH 410 or BICH 440. Cross-listed with GENE 421.
BIMS 481: Seminar in Biomedical Science | Credits: 1 credit hour | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: Junior or senior classification; BIMS major; BIOL 401, BIOL 402, BIOL 403, VIBS 310, or VIBS 311.
BIMS 484: Biomedical Science Field Experience | Credits: 2 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring, Summer | Prerequisites: Approval form required before registration
BIMS 485: Directed Studies | Credits: 1 to 4 credit hours | Lab Requirement: Varies | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring, Summer | Prerequisites: Approval form required before registration
BIMS 489: Special Topics in . . . | Credits: 1 to 4 credit hours | Lab Requirement: Varies | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Not always scheduled | Prerequisites: Junior or senior classification; BIMS major with a minimum overall 2.5 TAMU GPA.
BIMS 491: Research | Credits: 1 to 4 credit hours | Lab Requirement: Varies | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring, Summer | Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in CHEM 228 or CHEM 258; grade of C or better in PHYS 202; junior or senior classification; Approval form required before registration
BIMS 499: Biomedical Sciences Capstone Experience | More information coming soon
***For Catalogs prior to 2025
COMMUNICATION (COMM)
(course descriptions with prerequisites)
COMM 370: Health Communication | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: None
ENTOMOLOGY (ENTO)
(course descriptions with prerequisites)
ENTO 208: Veterinary Entomology | Credits: 2 credit hours | Lab Requirement: Co-requisite with ENTO 209 | Class Specification: U1/U2 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: Co-enrollment in ENTO 209.
ENTO 209: Veterinary Entomology Laboratory | Credits: 1 credit hour | Lab Requirement: Co-requisite with ENTO 208 | Class Specification: U1/U2 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment with ENTO 208.
ENTO 210: Global Public Health Entomology | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U1/U2 | Availability: Fall, Spring, Summer | Prerequisites: None
ENTO 423: Medical Entomology | Credits: 2 credit hours | Lab Requirement: Co-requisite with ENTO 427 | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: BIOL 111; ENTO 427 or concurrent enrollment; junior or senior classification.
ENTO 425: Disease Ecology | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Spring | Prerequisites: ENTO 208, ENTO 209 and ENTO 423; junior or senior classification, or approval of instructor.
ENTO 427: Medical Entomology Laboratory | Credits: 1 credit hour | Lab Requirement: Co-requisite with ENTO 423 | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: BIOL 111; ENTO 423 or concurrent enrollment; junior or senior classification.
ENTO/FIVS 431: The Science of Forensic Entomology | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Spring | Prerequisites: None
ENTO/FIVS 432: Applied Forensic Entomology | Credits: 1 credit hour | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Spring | Prerequisites: None
HEALTH (HLTH)
(course descriptions with prerequisites)
HLTH 354: Medical Terminology for the Health Professions | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring, Summer | Prerequisites: Junior or senior classification. Cross-listed with PHLT 354.
MARKETING (MKTG)
(course descriptions with prerequisites)
MKTG 443/PHLT 426: The Business of Healthcare | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: Business and Public Health majors; junior or senior classification; or approval of instructor. Cross-listed with PHLT 426.
NUTRITION (NUTR)
(course descriptions with prerequisites)
NUTR 202: Fundamentals of Human Nutrition | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U1/U2 | Availability: Fall, Spring, Summer | Prerequisites: None.
NUTR 222: Nutrition for Health and Health Care | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U1/U2 | Availability: Fall, Spring (Distance Education only) | Prerequisites: None.
POULTRY SCIENCE (POSC)
(course descriptions with prerequisites)
POSC 454: Animal Welfare | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Spring | Prerequisites: None.
URBAN PLANNING (URPN)
(course descriptions with prerequisites)
URPN 370: Health Systems Planning | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: No restrictions | Availability: Fall, Spring, Summer | Prerequisites: None.
VETERINARY INTEGRATED BIOSCIENCES (VIBS)
(course descriptions with prerequisites)
VIBS 111: Biodefense, Biosecurity, and Bioterrorism | Credits: 1 credit hour | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U1/U2 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: None
VIBS 201/NRSC 201 History of Neuroscience | Credits: 1 credit hour | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U2 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: Sophomore classification. Cross Listing: NRSC 201/VIBS 201.
VIBS 210: 21st Century Global One Health | Credits: 1 credit hour | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U1/U2 | Availability: Spring | Prerequisites: BIMS 101; BIMS 110, VIBS 111, or equivalent; freshman or sophomore classification
VIBS 211 Twenty-first Century Biological Threats | Credits: 1 credit hour | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U1/U2 | Availability: Fall | Prerequisites: BIMS 101; BIMS 110, VIBS 111, or equivalent; freshman or sophomore classification.
VIBS 222: Great Poisonings of the World | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U1/U2 | Availability: Fall/Spring | Prerequisites: None
VIBS 243: Introductory Mammalian Histology | Credits: 2 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U1/U2 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: None
VIBS 277/NRSC 277 Essential Neuroscience – From Molecules to Nervous Systems | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U2 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: Sophomore classification and approval of instructor. Cross Listing: NRSC 277/VIBS 277.
VIBS 285 Directed Studies | Credits: 0 to 4 credit hours | Lab Requirement: Varies on section | Class Specification: U2 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: Freshman or sophomore classification and approval of department head. Forms on our website here: https://vetmed.tamu.edu/bims/advising/advising-forms/
VIBS 305 Biomedical Anatomy | Credits: 2 credit hours | Lab Requirement: 4 Lab Hours | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in BIOL 112 and CHEM 228; junior or senior classification or approval of instructor.
VIBS 310: Biomedical Writing | Credits: 1 credit hour | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Spring, Fall | Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in BIOL 112, CHEM 228, PHYS 202 and MATH 142 or 151; junior or senior classification.
VIBS 311: Biomedical Explorations through Narrative | Credits: 1 credit hour | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in BIOL 112, CHEM 228, PHYS 202 and MATH 142 or 151; junior or senior classification.
VIBS 343 Histology | Credits: 3 credit hour | Lab Requirement: 3 Lab Hours | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: BIOL 112; CHEM 228; junior or senior classification; BIMS major with a minimum overall 2.5 Texas A&M GPA.
VIBS 401: Developmental Neurotoxicology | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall/Spring | Prerequisites: Must have Organic Chemistry ll completed
VIBS 407/NRSC 407 Core Ideas in Neuroscience | Credits: 2 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall/Spring | Prerequisites: Junior or senior classification; background in science courses recommended. Cross Listing: NRSC 407/VIBS 407.
VIBS 408 Neuroscience and Religion | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall/Spring | Prerequisites: Junior or senior classification; concurrent enrollment in NRSC 407/VIBS 407 or VIBS 407/NRSC 407.
VIBS 411: Tumor Cell Biology and Carcinogenesis | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Spring | Prerequisites: BIMS 320 or equivalent; junior or senior classification.
VIBS 413 Introduction to Epidemiology | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Spring | Prerequisites: Junior or senior classification.
VIBS 422: Endocrine Toxicology | Credits: 4 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: Must have Organic Chemistry ll completed
VIBS 424/VTPP 424 Biomedical Neuroendocrinology and Endocrine Disorders | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: Honors, junior or senior classification, or approval of instructor. Cross Listing: VTPP 424/VIBS 424.
VIBS 426/ENTO 426 Methods in Vector-Borne Disease Ecology | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: No lab required | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Spring | Prerequisites: Junior or senior classification and approval of instructor. Cross Listing: ENTO 426/VIBS 426.
VIBS 443: Biology of Mammalian Cells and Tissues | Credits: 4 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: None
VIBS 445 Learning and Applying Peer Teaching Principles in Biomedical Anatomy | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: 4 Lab Hours | Class Specification: None | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: Grade of B or better in VIBS 305 and approval of instructor.
VIBS 446: Functional Anatomy of Domestic Animals | Credits: 4 Credit Hours | Lab Requirement: 2 Lab Hours | Class Specification: None | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: BIOL 112 w/Min Grade C and CHEM 228 w/Min Grade C.
VIBS 447 Neurophysiology of Music | Credits: 2 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: Junior or senior classification.
VIBS 450/NRSC 450 Mammalian Functional Neuroanatomy | Credits: 4 credit hours | Lab Requirement: 2 Lab Hours | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: Junior or senior classification; BIMS, biology, biochemistry, or psychology majors, or neuroscience minors with overall 3.5 Texas A&M GPA; or approval of instructor. Cross Listing: NRSC 450/VIBS 450.
VIBS 456 Science in Cinema and Society | Credits: 4 credit hours | Lab Requirement: 2 Lab Hours | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: VIBS 310; majors only; junior or senior classification; approval of instructor.
VIBS 485 Directed Studies | Credits: 0 to 4 credit hours | Lab Requirement: Varies on section | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: Junior or senior classification and approval of instructor.. Forms on our website here: https://vetmed.tamu.edu/bims/advising/advising-forms/
LARGE ANIMAL CLINICAL SCIENCES (VLCS)
(course descriptions with prerequisites)
VLCS 422 Equine Disease and Epidemiology | Credits: 3 | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring, Summer | Prerequisites: Enrollment in equine certificate and junior or senior classification, or approval of instructor.
VLCS 485: Directed Studies | Credits: 1 to 4 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring, Summer | Prerequisites: Approval form required before registration. Forms found on our website here: https://vetmed.tamu.edu/bims/advising/advising-forms/
VLCS 491: Research | Credits: 1 to 4 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring, Summer | Prerequisites: Approval form required before registration. Forms found on our website here: https://vetmed.tamu.edu/bims/advising/advising-forms/
SMALL ANIMAL CLINICAL SCIENCES (VSCS)
(course descriptions with prerequisites)
VSCS 485: Directed Studies | Credits: Variable (1 to 4 credit hours) | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring, Summer | Prerequisites: Approval form required before registration. Forms found on our website here: https://vetmed.tamu.edu/bims/advising/advising-forms/
VSCS 491: Research | Credits: 1 to 4 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring, Summer | Prerequisites: Approval form required before registration. Forms found on our website here: https://vetmed.tamu.edu/bims/advising/advising-forms/
VETERINARY PATHOBIOLOGY (VTPB)
(course descriptions with prerequisites)
VTPB 212 Genetics in the News | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U2 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: None
VTPB 221: Great Diseases of the World | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U1/U2 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: None
VTPB 285: Directed Studies | Credits: 1 to 4 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U1/U2 | Availability: Fall, Spring, Summer | Prerequisites: Approval form required before registration.
VTPB 301/RWFM 309: Wildlife Diseases | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: Junior classification or approval of department head. Cross-listed with RWFM 309.
VTPB 303 Medical Communication in the International Community | Credits: 3 credit hour | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: McAllen only | Prerequisites: None
VTPB 407: Advanced Veterinary Microbiology Laboratory | Credits: 1 credit hour | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: McAllen only | Prerequisites: VTPB 405, VTPB 409 and VTPB 438 or concurrent enrollment; junior or senior classification.
VTPB 408 Clinical Microbiology | Credits: 3 credit hour | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: None | Availability: McAllen only | Prerequisites: VTPB 405 or BIOL 456 and VTPB 409 or BIOL 454.
VTPB 409: Introduction to Immunology | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: None
VTPB 410: Cell Mechanisms of Disease | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: CHEM 227 and CHEM 228, or equivalent; junior or senior classification; biomedical sciences major, biomedical engineering major or related field.
VTPB 411 One Health and Tropical Ecology | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: 2 Lab Hours | Class Specification: None | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: None
VTPB 415 Immunogenetics and Comparative Immunology | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: GENE 320/BIMS 320 and VTPB 409 or approval of instructor.
VTPB 426 Biomedical Microbiology Lab | Credits: 1 Credit Hour | Lab Requirement: 1 Lab Hour | Class Specification: U3 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: None.
VTPB 438: Biomedical Virology | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall | Prerequisites: 3 hours of microbiology or approval of the instructor.
VTPB 460: Mammalian Cell Pathobiology | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Spring | Prerequisites: BIOL 111 and BIOL 112, junior or senior classification or approval of instructor.
VTPB 485: Directed Studies | Credits: Variable (1 to 4 credit hours) | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring, Summer | Prerequisites: Approval of department head; junior or senior classification. Forms found on our website here: https://vetmed.tamu.edu/bims/advising/advising-forms/
VTPB 487 Biomedical Parasitology | Credits: 4 credit hours | Lab Requirement: 2 Lab Hours | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Spring | Prerequisites: BIOL 107 or BIOL 111
VETERINARY PHYSIOLOGY & PHARMACOLOGY (VTPP)
(course descriptions with prerequisites)
VTPP 123: Foundations of Physiology | Credits: 3 credit hours. | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U1/U2 | Availability: TBD | Prerequisites: None
VTPP 207: Methodologies of Physiology Education Research | Credits: 3 credit hours. | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: None | Availability: TBD | Prerequisites: None
VTPP 208: Analysis and Evaluation of Physiology Education | Credits: 3 credit hours. | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: None | Availability: TBD | Prerequisites: VTPP 207
VTPP 223: Design of Experiments for Physiology Research | Credits: 3 credit hours. | Lab Requirement: 2 Lab Hours | Class Specification: None | Availability: TBD | Prerequisites: VTPP 123
VTPP 224: In Vitro Experimentation in Physiology Research | Credits: 3 credit hours. | Lab Requirement: 2 Lab Hours | Class Specification: None | Availability: TBD | Prerequisites: VTPP 223
VTPP 232: Theoretical Foundations of Health Disparities Research | Credits: 3 credit hours. | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: None | Availability: TBD | Prerequisites: None
VTPP 233: Health Disparities Research Parameters and Analysis | Credits: 3 credit hours. | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: None | Availability: TBD | Prerequisites: VTPP 232
VTPP 234: Design of Models for Physiology Research | Credits: 3 credit hours. | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: None | Availability: TBD | Prerequisites: None
VTPP 235: Analysis and Validation of Models for Physiology Research | Credits: 3 credit hours. | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: None | Availability: TBD | Prerequisites: VTPP 234
VTPP 285: Directed Studies | Credits: 0-4 credit hours. | Lab Requirement: Varies by section | Class Specification: U1/U2 | Availability: TBD | Prerequisites: None
VTPP 291: Research | Credits: 0-4 credit hours. | Lab Requirement: Varies by section | Class Specification: U1/U2 | Availability: TBD | Prerequisites: None
VTPP 401/BMEN 400 History of Human and Veterinary Medicine in Europe | Credits: 4 credit hours. | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U1/U2 | Availability: TBD | Prerequisites: None
VTPP 404: Food Toxicology and Safety | Credits: 3 credit hours. | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: TBD | Prerequisites: Honors
VTPP 420 Applied Pharmacology | Credits: 2 credit hours. | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: TBD | Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in BICH 410, BIOL 320, VTPP 423, VTPP 434
VTPP 423 Biomedical Physiology I | Credits: 4 credit hours. | Lab Requirement: 2 Lab Hours | Class Specification: U3 | Availability: TBD | Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in PHYS 202 and CHEM 228
VTPP 424/VIBS 424 Biomedical Neuroendocrinology and Endocrine Disorders | Credits: 3 credit hours. | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: TBD | Prerequisites: Honors
VTPP 425: Pharmacology | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: VTPP 423 or grade of C or better in BIOL 320; junior or senior classification or approval of instructor.
VTPP 427: Applied Biomedical Physiology | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring | Prerequisites: VTPP 423 or grade of D or better in BIOL 320; junior or senior classification.
VTPP 429: Introduction to Toxicology | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Spring | Prerequisites: VTPP 423 or grade of C or better in BIOL 320; junior or senior classification.
VTPP 438 Analysis of Genomic Signals | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: 2 Lab Hours | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: TBD | Prerequisites: VTPP 423 or grade of C or better in BIOL 320; junior or senior classification.
VTPP 444: Practicum in Biomedical Research | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Spring | Prerequisites: VTPP 223 and VTPP 224, or VTPP 234 and VTPP 235, or VTPP 232 and VTPP 233, or VTPP 207 and VTPP 208; junior or senior classification; instructor approval.
VTPP 452: Fetal & Embryo Physiology | Credits: 3 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Spring | Prerequisites: BICH 410 or equivalent, or approval of instructor.
VTPP 485: Directed Studies | Credits: 1 to 4 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring, Summer | Prerequisites: Approval form required before registration.
VTPP 489: Special Topics in . . . | Credits: 1 to 4 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Not always scheduled | Prerequisites: TBD
VTPP 491 Research | Credits: 1 to 4 credit hours | Lab Requirement: None | Class Specification: U3/U4 | Availability: Fall, Spring, Summer | Prerequisites: Approval form required before registration.
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